Maria’s POV
I could feel her, I could feel her sneaking closer, it felt like a faint breath in my neck. I looked up as the dining room doors opened and Maxwell came in with his arm around Billy's shoulder. I was delighted that the two of then had found their friendship worthy and strong enough to survive the new reality of honesty on Maxwell’s part. Not to mention Billy's participation in such extra ordinary horrific things. I got up and went straight to Maxwell, I put a hand on his arm and looked at him seriously. "Billy's going to have to leave now!" I looked at Billy, "I hate having to send you away, but you can't be here now!" I turned and found Pete's eyes staring at me gravely. "Send out the word; Mothers and children, and the elderly in the cellars now, also the humans! All men he
